EXT. GOAT MAN'S HOUSE–NIGHT
RANDI and NANCY sit at a campfire and ERLE is stirring a pot over the fire. BELINDA is writing in her copy of the codex.
RANDI CONT'D (sighs loudly): Nothing happened.
NANCY: Okay, so it didn't work. We can always try tomorrow. It's not like we're going anywhere anytime soon.
BELINDA: You guys are impossible. We're supposed to be finding clues.
RANDI: Isn't it past your bedtime?
BELINDA: I don't have a bed time.
ERLE: I bet Lucy would be pissed if she heard about that.
BELINDA: Well, she isn't here.
ERLE: She knows about your late night strolls. You can't really think she'll just forget that you're obsessed with finding clues.
BELINDA: Hmph. Just so you know I came up with a theory that may solve everything!
RANDI: A theory, huh? Lay it on us.
BELINDA: I think we're all part of a something bigger. Something way more mystical than anyone of us can imagine!
ERLE: Like?
BELINDA: We're part of a cult! We have to sacrifice a goat to get us back home!
ERLE: Sacrifice a goat? How would we even do that?
BELINDA: First we'll have to go to a place to find more information about rituals and then-
RANDI: No.
BELINDA: No?
RANDI: We're not doing this. I'm not participating in this.
ERLE: Are you alright, Randi?
RANDI: I will be if you drop the subject.
BELINDA: Okay, so Randi is fine and doesn't wan to do any homework. Big whoop. So what I want to do is go to the archives and find information about rituals–
RANDI: Bel–
BELINDA: And then we'll try to do some sacrifices and see whe–
RANDI: Belinda!
BELINDA: What?
RANDI: We are not doing any rituals! It's dangerous and reckless–
Erle puts a hand on Randi's shoulder.
ERLE CONT'D: Whoa, Randi. Calm down. Aren't you always doing dangerous and rec–
RANDI: I will not calm down. I may be reckless but I'm not that reckless. No way in hell are we doing any sacrifices.
BELINDA: You don't have to join–
RANDI (yells): I said no. No one is doing a goddamn ritual!
Erle and Belinda fall silent and stare at Randi. Randi's breathing is ragged and shallow. Randi stands up abruptly before storming away.
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Elgin's Enigma ✔
FantasyElgin is your average city filled with people, trains, fog, victorian era fashion, goat people, and the best alchemy shop one can find. Nothing too bizarre, aside from the children. Children appear in the forest regularly with marks on their bodies...
